Season 25/26: Week 7 Preview

Fixture:

💫 Billingham Stars 🆚 Blackburn Hawks 🦅

🏆 NIHL Moralee Division / Moralee Cup

📍 Billingham Forum Ice Arena

📅 Sunday 19th October 2025

🕠 Face off 5.30pm

Blackburn Hawks:

2024-25 Moralee Division: Second

2024-25 Moralee Cup: Finalists

Squad changes from 2024-25:

Players out:  Aaron Davies (retired), Ben Keddie (Edinburgh Capitals), Ethan Mayoh (Deeside Dragons), Bailey Thomas (Deeside Dragons)

Players in: Thomas Barry (D - Sheffield Steeldogs), Harrison Walker (G - Leeds Knights), Jakub Hájek (F - Deeside Dragons), Charlie Thompson (F - Sheffield Steeldogs), Cade King (D - Deeside Dragons), Garry Simpson (F - Deeside Dragons), Niks Trapans (G), Jack Brammer (F – Sheffield Steeldogs)

In charge:

Player-Coach – Dominic Osman

Assistant Coach – Ollie Lomax

Leadership group:

Captain – Andy McKinney

Alternate Captain – Jacob Lutwyche

Alternate Captain – James Riddoch

Watch out for: Adam Barnes, Jacob Lutwyche, Liam Charmock, Harrison Walker

Current position: 1️⃣

Latest result: Blackburn Hawks 🔟 Nottingham Lions 2️⃣

Form on the road (last six competitive games): WWLWWW

🔗 Blackburn Hawks on Elite Prospects: https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/2114/blackburn-hawks

Weekend Fixtures/Results:

NIHL Moralee Saturday:

✈️ Hull Jets 4️⃣ - 5️⃣ Widnes Wild 🐾

🐯 Telford Tigers 2 1️⃣1️⃣ - 7️⃣ Leeds Knights 2 ⚔️

NIHL Moralee Sunday:

🐉 Deeside Dragons 🆚 Solihull Barons ⚜️

💫 Billingham Stars 🆚 Blackburn Hawks 🦅

🦁 Nottingham Lions 🆚 Sheffield Scimitars 🗡️